Memory Matters Learning with Lunch
A selection of carers opted to attend a presentation in the Memory Matters Café in Plymouth being presented by Kate the founder and CEO of Memory Matters. It was amazing to hear of how she founded the company and all that she does to better the lives of people with dementia. Kate puts the people at the forefront of the subject.
It was in fact customers with dementia that designed the café and are welcomed at all stages of dementia. Kate ensures all of her staff are fully trained in dementia from the till to the kitchen and they provide food that is known to a person living with dementia including any additional intricacies such as cutlery or consistency of food.
The Memory Matters Café in town is actually an advice centre that allows anyone with or without dementia to go and ask questions about it and be able to talk to someone that’s not a professional doctor or nurse. We learned that they do many talks and other meetings where people can drop in and speak to a solicitor for free and ask questions they need to.
They also go to other centres and are trained to do cognitive stimulation therapy (CST). They do lots of different therapeutic approaches with dementia. In return the carers had oodles of questions for Kate and said they found the day hugely useful for there current customers and love that they have an additional place that is actually “Dementia friendly” to take them on outings.
